Perrine earns flag honours

ALPINE skier Melissa Perrine will carry the Australian flag at the Winter Paralympics closing ceremony after winning two bronze medals in PyeongChang.

Perrine has beaten out snowboarder Simon Patmore, who ended the country’s 16-year gold medal drought and also claimed a bronze.

The three-time Paralympian will share the honour with sighted guide Christian Geiger, who has completed another Games after leading Jess Gallagher to bronze in Sochi.